This poem is about a lady who falls in love with the wrong man. She is fascinated with his eyes that seem to lure her to give him paradise. The man has a pair of quiet eyes that she does not realise they are not that quiet. As she is ‘charmed’ by the eyes, she does not listen to the advice given by other people who are concerned with her behaviour. In the end, she realises her mistakes and is broken hearted.

THEME

Betrayal of love

Personal experiences

Relationships that are meaningful

MORAL VALUES

Don’t be naive and believe everything we are told especially in matters of the heart.

Be wise when choosing friends.

Falling in love is normal but one should be careful.

We must learn from the experience of other people.

We should be very careful not to give in our principle in order to please other people.

TONE, MOOD, ATMOSPHERE

Refelective

Sad and happy

Sympathetic

POINT OF VIEW

Second and third person points of view

LANGUAGE & STYLE

Simple and easy to understand

Simple style with rhyming scheme

MEANING OF WORDS

sighs – long, deep audible breaths

eyes – a pair of organs of sight

advice – guidance

desolate – unhappy and uninhabited

pleasure-seeking – looking for a feeling of happy satisfaction

dice – a small cube with each side having a different number ranging from 1 to 6

abigail Said:

kiew Said:

‘were two pools of lies
,
layered with thinnest ice
‘ suggest that the man’s eyes are very profound, calm, peaceful, but very deceiving. Like the thin ice on the surface of a lake, it lookstranquil, peaceful, very calm, alluring and also welcoming, but as soon as you set foot on it, it will break and you will drown in the deep, dangerous freezing water and you will not be able to breathe.As for example, the man may say something like “I love you, and if you love me, prove it!” In the poem, the young lady was deceived. She was deceived by the look in his eyes, and thus, she feelsobligated to be nice to him. She wants to prove that she loves him too. This is definitely the effect thathe intended. In being nice to him, she will do anything that he asked, in order to make him happy.

most students were asking for more when they were given the most of the poem..why don’t u all browse through any reference books that are widely available….you should be grateful when one is willing to share…why don’t u share your thought rather than begging for more..